detail description of NIPCCD

1. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC
COOPERATION AND CHILD
DEVELOPMENT (NIPCCD)
Ms. SAHELI C
LECTURER
IACN

2. INTRODUCTION
• National Institute of public Cooperation and child
development popularly known as NIPCCD is a premier
organization devoted to promotion of voluntary action
research , training and documentation in the overall
domain of women and child development.
• Established in New Delhi in the year 1966 under
Societies Registration Act of 1860, it functions under
the Ministry of Women and Child development.

3. • In order to cater to the region specific requirements of
the country, the institute over a period of time has
established 4 Regional Centres at Guwahati ( 1978),
Bangalore (1980), Lucknow (1982) and Indore (2001).
• The institute functions as an apex institution for
training functionaries of the ICDS programme.

4. • As a nodal resource agency it has also been
entrusted with the responsibility of training and
capacity building of functionaries at the
national and regional level, under the new
scheme of integrated child protection scheme
(ICPS).

5. • It has also been designated, by the Ministry of women
and child Development, the nodal institution for
imparting training on two important issues of Child
Rights and Prevention of trafficking of women and
children for SAARC countries.
• Institute expertise and performance was recognized
by UNICEF in 1985 when it awarded the Maurice Pate
Award for its outstanding contribution in the field of
child development.

6. VISION
NIPCCD is to be seen as an Institute of Global repute
in child rights , child protection and child
development.

7. MISSION
To act as a think tank, catalyst and inventor of child
rights, child protection and child development
programmes by pursuing capacity building of child
development functionaries, research and evaluation,
networking , consultancy and advisory services as well
as provision of specialised services through inter-
disciplinary teams.

8. OBJECTIVES
1. Develop and promote voluntary action in social
development through training and capacity building of
Government and Non-Government functionaries.
2. Take a comprehensive view of child development
through research and develop tools/design for
supporting implementation of Government Schemes and
programmes
3. Coordinate Meetings of MWCD with stakeholders under
different Schemes/ Programmes and policies for
furthering the objectives and provide feedback.

9. FUNCTIONS
1. An apex institution for the training of functionaries of
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and
functionaries of integrated child protection scheme
(ICPS).
2. Building the training capabilities of institutions engaged
in the training of ICDS/ICPS functionaries and trainers.
3. Providing training to the functionaries engaged in
implementation of Rajiv Gandhi scheme for
empowerment of adolescent girl-SABLA.

10. 4. Imparting training to the functionaries engaged in
implementation of Conditional Maternity Benefit
Scheme- Indira Gandhi Matritva Sahayog Yojana
(IGMSY).
5. Preparing and procuring training materials for
ICDS/ICPS and monitoring and supervision of
ICDS.
6. Functioning as a technical support arm of the
Government in matters pertaining to
development / welfare of both mother and child.

11. 7. Complementing national policies and programmes for
women’s development through training, research and
documentation at the policy making and macro level.
8. Conducting research and training programmes
sponsored by various Central Ministries and State
Governments.
9. Providing demonstration services for capacity building
of trainees through Child Care Centre, Child Guidance
Clinic and Adolescent Guidance Services Centre.

12. 10. Advocacy and capacity building of officers of
Central and State Government departments on
Gender issues.
11. Awareness generation, sensitization and training
to NGOs for prevention of trafficking of women
and children.
12. Filling gaps in legislative framework through
evaluating different schemes of various
departments of Central and State Government.

13. 13. Providing support to Childline India Foundation for
organizing training programmes.
14. Coordinating meetings of Ministry of Women and
Child Development with stakeholders and providing
feedback.